Reborn Cave Queen of the End Times novel Chapter 114

Chapter 114 More Bodies

Zain showered three times and changed into clean clothes. Without even drying his hair, he rushed to report to Leonel.

“Is everything you said true?” Leonel shot to his feet, his expression tense. “How many bodies did you find?”

“Yes, we swear. We only found one,” Zain said. “We didn’t dare get too close, but I’m worried it might eventually drift over here. Mr. Wright, what should we do?”

“Go get some rest. I need time to think.” Leonel waved him off. “Don’t tell anyone about this yet.”

Zain nodded. “Understood.”

The moment Zain left, Leonel hurried to find Autumn.

He had no idea how to deal with this either.

Only Autumn, with her knowledge of the future, might know what was happening.

Sure enough, Autumn frowned as soon as Leonel described the corpse. “They’re appearing already? I thought they wouldn’t show up until after the acid rain.”

Leonel immediately realized she knew exactly what it was. “What’s going on?”

“After the acid rain, life across the planet will change completely. Only the strongest and most adaptable species will survive. Every animal and plant that makes it through will mutate. Insects, mammals, birds, and even plants will enter a brutal fight for survival and evolution, with humans becoming their prey. Almost no one captured by them will escape. They’ll be used as living hosts for their offspring,” Autumn explained. “Whenever you encounter something like that, keep your distance and destroy it with heavy weapons.

“As long as it can be killed, we can deal with it.” Leonel finally relaxed. “I was worried it might be indestructible.”

Autumn laughed. “Weren’t you the one who said overwhelming firepower beats any carbon-based life- form? No matter how terrifying those mutated animals and plants become, they’re still carbon-based.”

“You’re right. Carbon-based life includes every known organism on Earth, from plants and animals to fungi. We have more than enough weapons, so protecting ourselves shouldn’t be a problem.” Leonel paused. “But if plants and animals have already started mutating, does that mean the acid rain is coming soon?”

Autumn shook her head. “We can worry about that later. Right now, we need to deal with what’s already happening. Increase patrols and warn everyone not to touch any bodies they find. The moment they spot one, they need to burn it with a flamethrower until there’s nothing left but ash. I’ll give you a supply of flamethrowers later. Make sure every patrol carries one and keep those things as far away from us as possible.”

“Alright.” Leonel nodded. “It’s getting hotter every day. A few of the teachers worked together and built a water-cooled air conditioner. I tested it, and it works surprisingly well. Should I have one installed for

“Sure.” Autumn had never cared much about minor comforts.

After all, there was no harsh environment she hadn’t endured in her previous life.

Still, no one would choose to suffer when comfort was available.

Leonel’s people were resourceful enough to build all kinds of useful equipment from scratch. She had already benefited from their ingenuity during the extreme cold.

Taking in those dozen or so teachers had clearly been the right decision.

Everyone nearby doubled over and vomited.

The quartermaster eventually ordered someone to bring incendiary rounds, which finally destroyed the writhing mass of insects.

By the time it was over, nothing remained of the young soldier but ashes.

The incident left everyone at Aurora Base terrified of insects and nearly hysterical with fear.

After carefully questioning the witnesses, Beckett immediately realized something was wrong. He summoned everyone who had gone out with the young soldier, and once they described what they had found, he understood how serious the situation was.

It shattered everything he thought he knew about the world.

But this was the apocalypse. The rules of the old world no longer applied.

This was an enemy that all of humanity would have to face together.`

Without hesitation, Beckett sent someone to deliver the information to Leonel.

Leonel read the message and raised an eyebrow. “Go back and tell Beckett we found the same kind of body here. The safest way to deal with these creatures is to keep your distance and never let the insects get close, Flamethrowers work better than ordinary guns. If you don’t have any, use gasoline or diesel to burn the I have some disinfectant, but nowhere near enough. We’ll need to build a factory. I’ve already contacted Mr. Marsh. Tomorrow, we’ll go to the shelter together, sit down, and decide what to do next.”